They've
offered a friendly greeting at the gate. They might even have jump-started
your car that time the battery was dead. Experiences such as these give
Boeing Security a positive image among Boeing people. But in the wake
of once unimaginable terrorist attacks on the United States in September
2001, are these security officers enough to protect the company?

Boeing
employees only see a fraction of a multifaceted security and intelligence
team that uses modern technology to identify and counteract security
risks, Boeing Security said. By design, most of this work is done behind
the scenes.

"It would be ill-advised for Boeing to reveal to everyone
what our security operations
look like," said Greg Gwash, chief security officer, Boeing Security and Fire
Protection. "But there are a few facts they should remember if they are uncertain
about the company's
capabilities."

Boeing is one of the largest defense contractors
in the United States. Winning contracts from the Department of Defense
requires a highly advanced system of security, including professional
expertise in matters
of physical security and access control, protection of information, and
security analysis and planning. Boeing is recognized as a leader in
these fields. In
2001, the Defense Security Service awarded Boeing its highest industrial
security award.

Boeing Security and Fire Protection employs experts in security
threat assessment, emergency and hazardous materials response, counterintelligence,
counterterrorism,
and disaster management, with affiliations at the local, state and federal
levels. These experts frequently deliver training and presentations to
national-level conferences on security and emergency-management
issues. Boeing has a robust
disaster
preparedness and response
capability at all its sites.

Boeing is a leadership member of many regional emergency management
programs in communities where it has major facilities. The company
shares information
and plans with the government agencies on the front line of national and
local emergency preparedness and
homeland security programs.

"The credentials of Boeing Security and Fire Protection members attest to
their abilities
to keep Boeing prepared," said Gwash, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran.
The team includes former members of the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives; other security, intelligence and defense agencies of
the U.S. government; and
local law enforcement and fire departments. "I believe that we have the right
people and systems in place to provide Boeing with the security necessary to
protect our people while
preventing loss or damage to property and information," Gwash said.